Do you think you will have your own robot?

Section 1 Before You Read

PAIRWORK

1a Tell your partner what you know about robots. Describe your idea of a robot. Say what it looks like and what it can do.

What does the robots look like ?

It looks like a ………

At the exhibition( 展览会 ) that the national scientific centre of Kuala Lumpur holds, intelligent robot ASIMO developed by Japanese Honda Company is dancing with the children.ASIMO first walk robot similar to people in the world.

What can robot do?They can ……

Arrange cigarette control fire robot

1b Read the title of the text. Then circle the words and phrases you think you will read in the passage. Compare your predictions with your partner.

housework cars years ago

bored will was

koalas buildings less work

swimming possible America

doctor piano backpack

厌烦的；厌倦的

可能的

Section 2 While You Read

Do you think you will have your own robot?

In some science fiction movies, people

in the future have their own robots.

These robots are just like humans. They

help with the housework, and do the

most unpleasant jobs.

小说

使人不愉快的

未来；将来科幻电影

help sb. with sth. / help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事

Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in

the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds

of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look

like people, and do the same things as us. Japanese

companies have already made robots walk and dance.

This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.

科学家

可是；然而 好几百

早已；先前

try to do sth. 尽力去做某事 try doing sth. 尝试做某事make robots look like… 使机器人看起来像…一样

make sb. / sth. do…

But robot scientist James White disagrees.He

thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the

same things as a person. For example, it’s easy for a

child to wake up and know where they are. Mr

White thinks that robots won’t be able to do this.

But other scientists disagree. They think that robots

will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.it + be + 形容词 + (for sb.) + to do sth. ( 某人 ) 做某事怎么样

It is not easy for me to get up early on Sunday morning.the same…as… 同…一样的…

I don’t like to wear the same clothes as you do every day.

Robot scientists are not just trying to

make robots look like people. For example,

there are already robots working in factories.

These robots look more like huge arms. They

do simple jobs over and over again. People

would not like to do such jobs and would get

bored. But robots will never get bored. factory----factories 工厂 simple 简单的；简易的

such 这样的；这种over and over again 一遍又一遍地

get + 形容词 变得；觉得

In the future, there will be more robots everywhere,

and humans will have less work to do. New robots will

have many different shapes. Some will look like

humans, and others might look like snakes. After an

earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people

under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but

computers, space rockets and even electric

toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.

We never know what will happen in the future!

各地；到处

人；人类

外形；形状

蛇

地震

可能的

电的；导电的

牙刷 不可能的；不会发生的

看起来；似乎

Section 3 After You Read

3a Go through the reading again. How many words in 1b did you correctly predict?

3b Find examples of the following structures in the reading. Then make your own sentences.

… the same as… … make do…

… to take…(period of time)

… to help do… … to help with…

scientist factory everywhere

shape impossible

… the same as …

… make…do…

… to take …(period of time)

… to help do …

… to help with …

4. to help do

A snake robot could help look for people.

5. to help with

They help with the housework.

1.the same as

He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as us.2. make…do…Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people.3. To take…(period of time)They agree it may take hundreds of years

Robots can ……. Useful ratinghelp with the houseworkwalk and dance talk to people work in factorieshelp look for people

3c What things can robots do? Make a list. Are they useful or not? Discuss with your partner and give each item a rating from 1 (not useful at all) to 5 (very useful).

Robots can… Useful rating

help with the housework 3

级别；等级

家务；家务事

Section 4 Go for it!

What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.

I think we will need robots for:

cleaning the house

Will people have robots?

词语对对碰词语对对碰

fewer fewer vs vs lessless相同点相同点 : : 这两个词后都是比较级这两个词后都是比较级 ,, 均可表示“较少的”均可表示“较少的”

不同点不同点 : : ⒈ ⒈fewerfewer 是是 fewfew 的比较级的比较级 ,, 只能修饰可数名词的复数只能修饰可数名词的复数 .. ⒉ ⒉lessless 是是 littlelittle 的比较级的比较级 ,, 只能修饰不可数名词的复数只能修饰不可数名词的复数 ..

试做以下试题试做以下试题 ::

①①I earn ______ money than my sister.I earn ______ money than my sister.

②②There are ______ cars parked outside than yesterday.There are ______ cars parked outside than yesterday.

③③We have ______ students this year than last year.We have ______ students this year than last year.

④④You ought to smoke ______ cigarettes and drink _____ beer .You ought to smoke ______ cigarettes and drink _____ beer .

fewerfewer

fewerfewer

fewerfewer

lessless

lessless

时态：一般将来时时态：一般将来时The Simple Future Tense

6 、练习翻译：

My grandfather won’t go fishing tomorrow.

Jim will be fifteen years old tomorrow.

Will you come to Changsha next month?

⑵ 明天我爷爷不会去钓鱼 .

⑴ 明天， Jim 就 15 岁了 .

⑶ 你下个月将会来长沙吗？

⑷ 我们什么时候再见面？When shall we meet again?

UNIT 1 重要词组1 ．免费的 2. 活到 200 岁3 ．能够，得以 4. 更少的污染5. 更少的人 6. 上大学7. 上中学 8 上小学9. 五年之内 ( 过五年 ) 10. 坐火箭11. 爱上 12 在将来；在未来13. 作为一个记者案 14. 养宠物15 在周末 16 大部分人17. 穿得更随便 18. 应聘19. 飞到月球 20. 被 ( 人 ) 使用21. 实现 22. 一次次地23. 变得厌烦 24. 数百年

UNIT 1 Will people have robots ?

Section B